Healthy Pumpkin Cake
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5.0
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Excellent
Healthy Pumpkin Cake
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This healthy pumpkin cake is gluten-free, naturally sweetened and perfectly moist. It's packed with fall flavors and topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups oat flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Cream Cheese frosting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan or line with parchment.
- In a medium mixing bowl add oat flour, almond flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt and stir to combine.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together pumpkin puree, coconut sugar, eggs, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
- Add cake batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs sticking to it.
- Let cake cool for about 15-20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool longer.
- While cake is cooling, make frosting.
- Once cake is completely cool, frost and serve
Notes
- sweet potato puree
- butternut squash puree
- flax eggs
- chia seed eggs
- Pumpkin: Pumpkin is the star ingredient in this cake and I love the flavor of this cake, but you could also use sweet potato puree or butternut squash puree instead of the pumpkin puree if you’d like.
- Greek yogurt: You could swap out Greek yogurt with regular yogurt or sour cream by using a 1:1 ratio. For dairy-free options you could use a vegan yogurt. I would just recommend using plain yogurt to not add any extra flavors or sweeteners to the cake.
- Coconut sugar: If you don’t have coconut sugar on hand white granulated sugar or cane sugar will work just fine.
- Eggs: I haven’t tested this cake with an egg substitute, but I bet flax eggs or chia seed eggs would work. Let me know if you try it in the comments below!
- Flour: I've only tested this cake with a combo of oat and almond flour so I don't recommend using a different flour as I'm not sure how the cake will turn out.
- Frosting: I love the cream cheese frosting, but feel free to skip this or use your favorite frosting. See my suggestions below for ideas!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1slice
Calories
223kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
222mg
(9%)
Potassium
219mg
(6%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 223 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 223kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 222mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 219mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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18 reviews
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